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Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega’s will be performing, "An Afternoon of New York Songs and Stories" at the City Winery Hudson Valley on Sunday October 17 at 3 p.m.

Hudson Hall in Hudson, New York will celebrate the enduring vision of Alice and John Coltrane with one talk and three concerts taking place September 14 - November 20. The concerts are as follows: Brandee Younger Trio on September 18, Orrin Evans Trio on October 16, and the JD Allen Trio on November 20. The series, entitled A Love Supreme: Celebrating the Legacy of Alice & John Coltrane is curated by Hudson Jazz Festival Curator Cat Henry. She joins us along with Ashley Kahn.

Two days are never the same in the life of Billy Cole, the musical instrument repairman who runs Cole's Woodwind Shop in Saratoga Springs, New York. Plans of scheduled clarinet overhaul are quickly shuffled aside as a renowned artist walks through the door for an adjustment, a chat and tickets to that night's concert.Over the course of nearly 50 years in the music business, Billy has become a personal friend and respected repairman to some of the top musicians in the industry. He writes about his live in his book "With The Band: Memoir of a Music Shop Owner."

New Orleans / New York Americana band Loose Cattle, fronted by two-time Tony Award & Grammy winner Michael Cerveris and fellow musician and actor Kimberly Kaye, released their debut studio album "Heavy Lifting" via Low Heat Records in early June.

Elizabeth Clark discusses Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera.

Mona Golub, producing artistic director of Schenectady’s Music Haven join us this morning to talk about their abbreviated, but dynamic three show season.

The 31st Bard Music Festival opens on Friday and explores “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” Over two weekends, twelve themed concert programs will examine…